Jeffery W. Potter

Senior Technical Consultant

Mr. Potter is a Senior Technical Consultant with over 20 years of technical, research, and project management experience.  He has extensive experience with the technical and regulatory needs of commercial Nuclear Power Plants, Department of Energy (DOE), and Department of Defense (DOD) Nuclear facilities.  His technical experience includes Nuclear Criticality Safety Analysis, Integrated Safety Analysis, Process Hazards Analysis, Systems Engineering Analysis, Safe Shutdown Analysis, Design Control, and Plant Operations. 

n  B.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

n  Over 20 years of technical, research, and project management experience

n  Active DOE “Q” Clearance

n  Active NRC “U” Clearance

2009 to Present

Senior Technical Consultant

Paschal Solutions, Inc.

(March 2009 to Present) Mr. Potter is currently providing technical support to the Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA) Group at Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) in Erwin, TN.  Primary responsibilities include coordination between Project Engineering and safety analysts for plant modifications, technical lead for ISA plant modification review, assessment of system safety control selection.

Senior Technical Consultant

Spectra Tech, Inc.

(March 2009 to Present) Mr. Potter is currently providing technical and project management support to the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Group at Isotek Systems, LLC at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in support of the Uranium-233 disposition project. 

1999 to 2009

Senior Technical Consultant

NISYS Corporation

(2008 to March 2009) Mr. Potter provided technical and project management support to the NCS Group at Isotek Systems, LLC at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in support of the Uranium-233 disposition project.  Mr. Potter also provided technical support to the ISA Group at NFS in Erwin, TN. 

(2006 to 2008) Mr. Potter served as the Project Engineer for the Material Condition Assessment (MCA) of the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR), in support of the Life Extension Project, at Idaho National Laboratory.  Primary responsibilities included onsite project management and technical oversight of twelve engineers, coordination of MCA activities with ATR personnel, interaction with LEP management, review and approval of all MCA conclusions and recommendations to support ATR life extension.

(2003 to 2006)  Mr. Potter provided technical and project management support to the ISA Group at NFS in Erwin, TN.  Primary responsibilities include coordination between Project Engineering and safety analysts for plant modifications, technical lead for ISA plant modification review, assessment of system safety control (Items Relied on For Safety, IROFS) selection, assessment of safety control failure modes, assessment of expected component failure durations, performance validation, acceptance testing, development of safety control design basis, and oversight of ISA program implementation.

Through NFS, Mr. Potter has provided project management of the NFS effort and technical support to Duke, Cogema, Stone and Webster (DCS) ISA group for Process Hazards Analysis accident scenario identification, proposed IROFS selection, and control selection performance validation in support of the proposed Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility. 

(2000 to 2002)  Mr. Potter has previously provided technical support and project management of the WSMS-NISYS NCS group supporting Bechtel-Jacobs Company (BJC), LLC at Oak Ridge, Paducah, and Portsmouth facilities.  Responsibilities include direct management of eleven WSMS-NISYS personnel, project oversight and review of BJC subcontractor NCS programs, oversight of NCS program implementation, assessment of safety control material condition.

(1999 to 2000)  Mr. Potter has also provided technical support in the area of NCS to:

·         Manufacturing Science Corporation in Oak Ridge, TN where he was involved in the D&D process activities at ETTP.

·         BWX Technologies, Inc., in Lynchburg, VA, where he provided technical support in continuing Process Hazards Analysis of facility operations.

·         Bechtel-Jacobs Company, LLC, in Oak Ridge, TN, where he was involved in waste management of fissile materials.

·         Bechtel-Jacobs Company, LLC, in Piketon, OH, where he was involved in handling and storage of University reactor fuel materials.

·         Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., in Oak Ridge, TN, where he provided technical support for Enriched Uranium Operations at the Y-12 facility.

1996 to 1999

Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer

BWX Technologies, Inc.

Mr. Potter was the NCS Team Lead Engineer involved in the ISA Project for the Naval Nuclear Fuels Division.  His responsibilities included ISA project oversight for NCS, Process Hazards Analysis of facility fissile material operations and related engineering systems, Safety Analysis Report (SAR) development, NCS Evaluations, design changes, and procedural reviews.  He was specifically involved in evaluating fuel handling and storage, fuel rack designs, glove-box activities, and uranium recovery operations.

1996 to 1997

Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer

Lockheed Martin Utility Services, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Mr. Potter was a NCS Engineer providing technical support to plant operations during the regulatory transition from DOE to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).  His responsibilities included NRC interface, NCS program administration, operator training, audits and inspections, operational change reviews, preparation of Nuclear Safety Evaluations (USQD) in accordance with 10CFR76.68, and NCS regulatory issues.  He provided evaluation and technical guidance for fissile material handling operations including the laboratory facility, cascade, product withdrawal, and UF₆ cylinder cleaning and handling. 

1994 to 1996

Engineer

Florida Power & Light Co., St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant

Mr. Potter held several Engineering positions while working at FPL, including Design Control Engineer, Systems Engineer, Plant Test Engineer.  As a Design Control Engineer in the Technical Staff Group, he was responsible for coordination of facility modifications, management review of proposed plant design changes, and preparation of Nuclear Safety Evaluations (USQD) in accordance with 10CFR50.59.  As a Systems Engineer in the Systems and Component Engineering Group, Mr. Potter was involved in system design modifications, material condition reviews, performance assessment, and trending analysis.  This position included the preparation and testing of design modifications as well as coordination of necessary corrective measures to preclude component degradation and/or failure.  He was last assigned as a Plant Test Engineer in the Operations Support and Testing Group, where his responsibilities included plant oversight, coordination, performance, and evaluation of regulatory component tests. 

1993 to 1994

Research Assistant

Martin Marietta Energy Systems/University of Tennessee

Mr. Potter was a Research Assistant in the Instrument and Control Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he performed computer modeling and analysis of fissile material systems using modified SCALE (KENO) programs.  The analysis was used for comparative study to the Californium-252 neutron noise analysis measurements conducted at ORNL and Y-12.

1991 to 1992

Research Assistant

University of Tennessee

As a Research Assistant in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Mr. Potter performed measurement and analysis of commercial nuclear industry resistance temperature detectors and thermocouples exposed to simulated industrial environments.  This analysis was developed in an effort to predict future component reliability, degradation, failure, and life expectancy.

1989 to 1990

Senior Plant Operator

Baltimore Gas & Electric, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant

Mr. Potter was a Senior Plant Operator in Nuclear Operations.  His primary responsibilities involved reactor plant support component operation, data gathering, and trend analysis for both primary and auxiliary plant equipment. 

1981 to 1989

U. S. Navy (Submarines)

Mr. Potter was attached to two Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines wherein he achieved the positions of Engineering Watch Supervisor and Leading First Class Petty Officer Electrical Division.  Primary responsibilities include leadership and management of thirteen Electrical Division personnel.  His collateral responsibilities included oversight, coordination, and operation of nuclear support systems, electrical division maintenance, and Quality Assurance Inspector.  Mr. Potter was also involved in the Decommissioning of two nuclear submarines, including end-of-core-life testing, fuel off-load, and equipment salvage.

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